Ave Explores Series | Faith & Science

Catholicism and the Environment

This week you will learn about what several Catholic organizations and individuals are doing about climate control, conservation, and ecology.

Haley Stewart, author of The Grace of Enough, discusses minimalism and being conscious of the invitation of Pope Francis's Laudato Si' to care for our common home with intentionality.

PODCASTS

 

Catholic Climate Covenant

Elena Gaona discusses the mission of the Catholic Climate Covenant to educate and empower parishes, dioceses, and the faithful to care for the environment and slow the effects of climate change.

Caring for Creation

Kathleen Hoenke, a spatial ecologist and program director at the St. Kateri Conservation Center, discusses growing native plants and building rain gardens on church properties.

ARTICLES

 

The Role of Government in Laudato Si'

William L. Patenaude discusses Pope Francis's challenge to governments in the encyclical Laudato Si' to preserve and protect the environment and natural resources.

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